Leidos is a Fortune 500® innovation company focused on national security and health. They are seeking a Modeling and Simulation Software Engineer to support missile defense projects, contributing to software development and enhancements in an Agile environment.
Perform high-level software development functions using C++, Java or similar languages including design, development, troubleshooting, and debugging of software programs.
Collaborate with other experts within the program and in the user community to design, develop, and debug existing software, and to design and develop enhancements that incorporate new capabilities into various components of the existing systems.
Responsible for using sound software engineering principles to ensure that developed code is modifiable, efficient, reliable, understandable, fault tolerant, and reusable, including providing software process management and control throughout the coding portion of the software development process.
Creating and running automated software builds and pipelines in a Continuous Integration/Continuous Deployment (CI/CD) environment
Contribute to software development activities as a member of an agile team and actively participate in program increment planning, Feature and Story development, Sprint Planning, Demos, Iteration Retrospectives and related team activities.
Qualification
Required
Bachelor’s degree with 2-4 years of prior relevant experience or Masters with less than 2 years of prior relevant experience
Proficient in C++
Experience with GitLab/Git for software configuration management
Strong written and verbal communication skills with the ability to create and deliver presentations
Must be a US citizen possess and be able to maintain an active secret clearance
Full time onsite support
Must be a resident of the North Alabama area
Preferred
Knowledge of Agile methodologies, such as the Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe), and application of the Agile methodologies within a technical/engineering environment
